The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday directed maintenance of status quo on the Idgah maidan in Chamarajpet, and allowed it to be used only as a playground and allowed the Muslim community to offer prayers there for Ramzan and Bakrid, and not on any other day till the court decides on dispute over the land.
Justice Hemant Chandangoudar passed an interim order on a petition filed by the Karnataka State Board of Auqaf and the District Wakfs Officers, Bengaluru.
The petitioners questioned the legality of the August 6, 2022, order, passed by the Joint Commissioner (JC), Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), who had rejected an application by the board to issue khata for the maidan in its favour, but also issued a direction to enter the name of the State Revenue Department in the khata of the land.
